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With Williams out, Cordy Glenn likely shifts back to left tackle. The new staff moved him to left guard, asking him to play a spot he hadn’t since college. But Glenn was merely passable on the edge last year as it is and last year’s starter inside, Clint Boling, has spent the spring and early summer months sidelined with a mystery ailment of his own. He’s been the subject of roster speculation going into a contract year, and rightfully so.

At center, Billy Price, who had an injury-riddled debut of his own, will have to take a gigantic leap next to Miller, the new arrival Buffalo wasn’t too worried about letting go in the first place. Little changes at right tackle too, where Bobby Hart got rewarded for a flag-filled season with a contract extension and even the new coaching staff has refused to give him any competition for his spot.

The fact the Bengals moved Glenn to guard in the first place doesn’t speak highly of the depth there. That nobody is challenging Hart’s spot is equalling as concerning.

If the Bengals are lucky, the last few years of offensive line play can be blamed on coaching and guys like Price and Hart make leaps. Offensive scheme can take the pressure off of the line, too.

But realistically, unless the team wants to make another dramatic move like it did with Glenn in the first place, Zac Taylor’s debut season is now in jeopardy as well.

The line was clearly a point of emphasis for him and his staff in order to get the offensive scheme churning properly, so losing the biggest point of improvement and reverting an offseason’s worth of changes offers a bleak outlook.